How Autism Has Shaped Artist Gregory Blackstock’s Work | PBS Short Docs

"Outsider artists" are those who live outside the "norm," but Gregory Blackstock's story is as much about an artist who is self-taught as it is about an artist who creates art to please himself. Through rich animation, this film showcases Gregory’s inner life and intricately detailed “list” drawings and shows how he uses his artwork to catalog and make sense of the world around him. Gregory’s cousin Dorothy Frisch ultimately helps bring his drawings to the attention of the art world, while the documentary brings his drawings to life through hand-crafted animation, bringing you deeper into the unique vision of this singular artist. Subscribe to PBS Voices so you never miss a new video: https://to.pbs.org/2XewHgX​ FOLLOW INDEPENDENT LENS: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentlens Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndependentLens Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/independentlens #Documentary #Art #PBSShortDocs Director Drew Christie Executive Producers Sally Jo Fifer Lois Vossen Producer Kalakala Animation Animation Ashley Eriksson Dane Herforth Gabe Adams Drew Christie Music and Sound Design Spencer Thun Interview Audio Jennifer Wing KNKX Storyboards Ashley Eriksson Additional Sound mixing Taryn Rosewater Special Thanks Nancy Leson Independent Lens Short-Form for Voices Original Series Funding Provided By: Corporation for Public Broadcasting Acton Family Giving Ford Foundation John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Wyncote Foundation National Endowment for the Arts The Great World of Gregory Blackstock is a co-production of Kalakala Animation and Independent Television Service (ITVS), with funding provided by the Corporation For Public Broadcasting (CPB) This program was produced by Kalakala Animation, which is solely responsible for its content. © 2021 Kalakala Animation. All Rights Reserved.


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